Senior Software Developer
Hampshire > Southampton
The median Senior Software Developer salary in Southampton is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 38 | 77 | 71 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +39 | -6 | +31 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton | 1.18% | 0.35% | 1.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.20% | 0.36% | 1.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £60,250 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £60,625 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £62,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.00% | - | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £70,625 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £74,750 | £72,750 |
| Hampshire median annual salary | £56,000 | £65,500 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.50% | -2.96% | +12.50% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Southampton
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southampton. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Southampton with a recognized job title | 333 | 828 | 736 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.23% | 97.07% | 93.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 265 | 702 | 587 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £28,500 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £31,438 | £37,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -10.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £61,250 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,500 | £72,500 | £80,000 |
| Hampshire median annual salary | £54,000 | £50,000 | £51,525 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.00% | -2.96% | -1.86% |
Senior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings that featured Senior Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Senior Software Developer
Salary Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Developer in Southampton.
Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Senior Software Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Southampton region featuring Senior Software Developer in the job title.
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Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: